POEM STARTER

"She dropped her dress, and her inhibitions, at the door."

This is an example of a syllepsis, where the meaning of a verb (here 'dropped') is both physical and metaphorical. Write a poem that includes a syllepsis (do not use the example).

Luggage

They left all they carried with me Every bag, every thought Cant turn them away They’re too distraught Thoughts deep as the pile That lay at my feet Expect me to take them Their burdens I greet Welcome them in Though I don’t have room No room in my house Mind full of their thoughts, not mine. (Not sure this even fits the prompt but takes inspiration from it at least)

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‘Dead people receive more flowers than the living ones because regret is stronger than gratitude' - Anne Frank